Sentences with phrase «acoustic neuromas»

The Program specializes in the treatment of primary head and neck cancers, brain and spine tumors such as squamous cell carcinoma, basal cell cancer, glomus tumor, paragangliomas, acoustic neuromas, salivary gland and mucosal tumors, astrocytomas, oligodendrogliomas, glioblastomas, and hemangioblastomas, and metastatic tumors that may have arisen from elsewhere in the body such as the breast, lung, or prostate.

A rare brain tumor inspires a patient to become part of the treatment team for those diagnosed with acoustic neuromas.

His clinical practice includes the entire spectrum of brain tumors including low - grade gliomas, malignant gliomas, metastatic brain tumors, and benign tumors such as meningiomas, and acoustic neuromas.

UTSW Head and Neck Surgeons this summer removed acoustic neuromas through small incisions in the ear canals of two patients using an endoscope.

The slow - growing acoustic neuromas are typically managed through periodic monitoring with MRI, radiation or surgery that has traditionally involved removing large amounts of bone from the skull around the ear.

Acoustic neuroma is a rare benign tumor involving the hearing and balance nerve that can cause severe hearing loss, dizziness, or vertigo, affecting fewer than 4 out of every 100,000 people, according to the Central Brain Tumor Registry of the United States.

Massachusetts Eye and Ear researchers have shown that mifepristone, a drug currently FDA - approved for chemical abortion, prevents the growth of vestibular schwannoma (also known as acoustic neuroma) cells.